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the State to clotte tr.d tloe her troor.s com fortably, and could have furnisdied to tbe Confederal Sutes all that was to be had anyhow at reasonable rates. But it was i in nediatcly violatod. The country, was soon, and ia still, swarming with agents of the Confederate Government, stripping bare our markets and putting enormous prices upon our agents. This is especially the case in re gard to shoes and leather. The consequence has been our troops could get only half sup plies from home, and nothing at 'all from the Confederate Government, because of our agreement to furnish them ourselves. When a large portion of our army this fall by the accidents of battlo and other causes lost their baggage, it was found impossible at once to replace it. Sorely pressed as to the bett course to be pursued, I published an appeal to our people in behalf of their broth ers in the 6eld, and employed the militia of ficers fur tbe collection of articles donted or sold ; and though the response has been at once gratifying and patriotic yet it is neces sarily slow and uncertain; and I regret to say that the heroes of Boonsboro Slnrps burg and other glorious fields, have suffered and are still suffering greatly for the want of shoes and clothing. Every possible exer tion has been - made for their relief; but while the aeents of the Confederacy are al lowed to compete with ours, and speculators are allowed to carry our leather beyond our borders, it will be impo.s.ble to supply them. I earnestly recommend an embargo upon this article as before mentioned. I am gratified that I am able to state that the prospect of obtaining co'ton cloths at reasonable rates, is better than it has been. The stockholders , of the Rockfish manufacturing company, 'onewof the largest anl most enterprising in the State, have agreed to sell all their produc tions at 75 per cent upon-cost, the rateallow ed by the exemption bill, which" will reduce the price about one half ; and some seven or eight other companies have intimated an in tention of following their' praiseworthy ex ample. We may reasonably hope that4most of the other mills in the State can be induced, to do likewise. The wolen factories seem more incorrigible. Some of them when asked to furnish their goods at 75 per cent declined entirely, and others agree to do so fixing enormous profits on the cost of the raw material and then adding the 75 per cent on the finished article, making their profits even greater than before. It is grealy to be regretted that the most useful and to-be-cherished institutions should put them selves in a position which will cause them to be execrated by our people on the return of peace. But as the free trade policy op pressed them in times of peace, so they seem determined to have no mercy upon usduiing the existence of the war. I recommend them to your tender mercies, gentlemen, and would respecifu'ly suggest thrt )ou adopt suehmea su'es as ii.ty i-ean pt&eiicable f r .securing supplies to o'ii own citiztnn tirt; and to re duce if .jsible the pi ire of cotton arn, which-is so tt-sential to supplying the hand looms .-f our fanner's wives. In rtlatit n to ordname Moies, I will men tion ih t nearly a eai ao, a eootraci was made by my pudeces.-or, under ar act of tbe Lecudut urv appropriating $10,000 for the - avw.. lor the erection ot powder mills. The mo ney wts expended, the mills erected and soon afterwards blown up and destroyed. Gov. Clark ageed to furnish them the means, to start again ;and under a new contract they have elected other mills and are now nearly ready to begin operations on a scale suffi cient to make about 4,000 pounds per week'. This howover, involved an expenditure of money beyond that appropriated by the act rcferi ed to; $12,000 having been advanced the contractors by Gov. Clark and $8,000 by myself. . Of these sums, the money advanced by Gov. Clark is to be refunded in four equal annual installments, and that by me by re serving 10 per cent, of the payments (as they , become due) on powder to be furnished the Stale. The Confederate SUtes will furnish the mills with about 3,00(Lpound of nitre per .week. !T o department has contracted with man ufacturers in the State for about S00 new ri fles p r month, and arrangements have been made hereby, after the 1st of January, about 000 old rifles and muskets out of re pair vill l- rendered fit for service. And it is hoped the department will soon be able to keep on 1 and a supply for five thousand men. A detailed report of the operations of the Adjutant Generai'a department is herewith append d. ' - The finances of the State will doubtless en gage your nnxious consideration. The Board of Claims, in pursuance of Or dinance lo. 20, Sec. 5, passed in December, 1851, b;t . c'made a report showing the debt of the Si: : to on the 30th Sept 1SG2, to be $20,98301 01. sutject to be diminished by .the amount of the sinking lund; at that time's i .out $900,000, and the debt due the State from the Confederate government, be tween tiv- ind tix millions. Still the State debt is ve y hcvy, ani the. inteiest at least ought to be punctually paid. There are the distinct modes of supplying the rqui sitc sum : e no by taxation, a second bv an the values of both taxed alike : and that the up rapidly all persons subject to military There are iconfined in Salisbury by the General Assembly,' and it will be yci duty tax on slaves may be laid en their general average value in the State, or on their v lu- in classes in respect to age, sex and other gis tinctive properties, in the discretion of the Utneral Assembly, and the value be assess ed in such modes as may be prescribed by law. Now while land-;, even of the same qualities, but situate in different places, from their local and immovable character-are pro perly assessed at different rates, because of their relative proximity to markets and for other substantial causes.; and -for such rea sons the General Assembly itself, cm neith er accurately value real estate, nor can do so by any general State cSmmissioiiers, yet some steps may be taken towards cqualiz ng the tax on slaves, which, under the present mode of assessments, may be, and I understand is, various in many counties of the State, be cause of the ditfenTit standard.-? of valuation adapted by the owners and assessors. It is very desirable that the tax should lc uni form, and I suggest as the most likely mean to accomplish that object, the propriety f classifying slaves by their ages, or by sex and age, and affixing two years the taxable value of each class. In consequence of the moveable quality of this ppeciesof property, it is not subject to the irregularity of assess ment, which attend land ; the value of slave property at any one plce in the State is, fur all practical purposes, the same as in any other-; and it is not difficult, therefore, to make the tax-both equal and uniform by the classification of slaves in tha manner already mentioned; Under the discretionary powers vested by the Constitution in the Legislature to ex empt the infirm and distinguish the mechan ic from the field laborer, it appears to me that the legislative assessment, discreetly made, will conduce better than the present mode to a uniform taxation throughout the State. Each county is interested that the taxable value of slaves should be alike in all the counties, and whatever tends to equalize the tax on slaves, tends .to equalize that oh land, inasmuch as both species of property must be taxed alike on their respective val ues. A precedent for this mode of taxing slaves, however imperfect, may be found in the legislation of 1782, ch. 8 In order to meet the interest on the pub7 lie debt, and to make up the sum due from other counties, wkere the tax cannot be col lected on account of the presence of the ene my, I recommend an increase of at least twenty-five per cent, on the present amount ot taxation. I he great abundance of money ana consequent hieh prices ol property would, I think, enable the people to pay it cheerfully. I also recommend that a tax of twenty-nve per cent, be laid upon the nett profits of all persons who have, during the present year, speculated in the necessaries of life, such as com, flour, bacon, pork, shoes, leather, cotton cloth and yarn and woolen goods, and to be continued during the next year or longer, n necessary ; tne proceeds to be' applied to the support of wives and children or widows of soldiers whose proper ty, as listed on the tux Viooks, shall fall bel low a certain sum. lhis law, if properly enforced and guaided againt false sv earing, would be rafede to answer a valuable pur- lects. I am clearly of the opinion that no more Treasury notes should be issued, if it be possible to avoid it, as I think it would be better to pay interest on our bends than to further swell the volume of paper in circula tion. The following is a statement of the debt of the State on the 30th dav of September. 1862: ' Bonded debt, $14,812;005 00 Temporary loans, 2,550,449 00 Ipt. unpaid on Coupon Bond debt, 432,005 45 "' " " '" Temporary loans and Bonds -without Coupons, 5-2,S51 0G Ana'J; Treasury notes in circulation, 3,136,550 50 Total, $20,983,361 01 Taxes'rec'd ironi per'n't sources for 1861, $734,660 10 " " ' 1862, 715,763 39 The falling off is attributable to those j . . f counties apa pans 01 counties in tre pos-' session of the enetny. The deduction for i the next year, will be greater, owing to his advance, the destructien of property, &e The regort of the Board of Claims on the subject of .the finances is herewith transmit ted. In view of the very great labor now im posed upon the Treasury Department and the variety of duties it embraces, I recom mend the creation (f the office of Auditor of Public Accounts, to continue so long as may be deemed necessary, whoe duty it shall be to investigate and settle all claims against the State, &c. When the term of the present Board of Claims shall expire," it rill still be necessary to have some such an office in existence during the continuance of the war, and perhaps for many years after. Should it not be deemed advisable to estab--lish the office of Auditor, then I recommend that the Board of Claims be continued, 'and authorized to hold short sessions quarterly, and their pay be arranged in proportion to their labor. I also recommend. that the Literary Board be allowed to appoint a Treasurer, to take ! take charge of its own funds, with a salary ! to be uxed by the Board. ftVnrUn the, sensibilities Ot our people. But, in come int?.ncc deser ters have set the officers at defiance, and are enabled to evade arrest by the assistance of Confederate authorities, a number of citizens of North Carolina, arrested for alleged po litical offences. How long they are to re main incarcerated no one cao say but those others who conceal them, feed them, and, in ; who apprehended them. naat their gurit some cises, resist the officers in the discharge ; really consists in I do not know, but this ...... -'- 1 -.1 1 i 1 ot tneir duly. j mucn it oecomes uotn you anu ms to kruw, As the crime of de.er-ion. so fir as Iknor, in view of the oath's we take upon entering is not an offence agtinst the comaion Uw, so into office, that they were not arrested by the concealing, auing, and as!sting a deser- ; lawful process, and as citizens of North Ctro- ter to avoid recapture is not punishable in lina they are entitled under the Constitution our court-. To' aid ttre military s authorities f to a speedy trial by a jury of tkeir peers, in arresting such persons, I recommend that "and to be confronted with their accusers. I anact.be passed for the punishment of any .j. hare laid their cases before his Excellency on-, who shall aid and assist them, or in any manner prevent their recapture: and a'so to punish more severely the disobedience of or ders byr the. Militia. - I al-o becomes my' duty, gentlemen, to bring to your attention several s?rious mat ters connected with-The administration of Justice in the State. . Thrre is great danger of UwiesFriess over running the land ; and in the great abunr dance of mi itaiy ru'eistnd aibitrary author ity, people are beginning to forget that there is still such a thing in exisUnce as cwit law, which is the tuns er f us all. Though pre eminently a conservative and law-abiding people, our society already oeginmng to sufivr serious detriment from the violent and Uw-def) iog tfndcneieff the times. Murder, arson, disregard of obligation., oppression ana injustice, are more common in some districts than they have ever been known. Not long since, as I am informed, a Confederate officer retused to permit the execution oi a writ ot habeas corpus within-his camp, issued by the President of the Confederate Sutes, and ' when his reply is received you will be in j formed thereof Should there exist any f grave State reasons why they are denied a ; irial, it is due at least that we should be informed of them. I have not seen an official l copy ot the art, but lsarn from the newspapers that Congress has conferred up'n the Presi- dent the power to suspend the writ cf hab'ea ' corpus in all. cases of arrests made by Con ' federate authority. If this be once admitted, . no man is safe from the power of one indi- vidual. He could at pleasure, seize any cit izen of the State with or without excuse, " throw hUn into prison and .permit him to languish theie without relief a power that I am unwilling to see entrusted to any liviog man. vTo submit to its exercise would in my opinion be establishing a precedent dan gerous and pernicious in the extreme. Among a people so united and faithful "to their cause as ours, where disloyalty is the . rare and solitary exception to the general rule, I can-see but little goad, buta vast tide competent authonty. and drove the officer of inflowing evil from these inordinate stretch- with denunciations and abuse from his pres- i es of military power which are fast disgrac- T. i t.. 1 1. 1 .11 V . .1 i ence. itsnouia be our uriae. as it is our uu t nig us euuauy wun our isortnern enemies. A free Republic that must needs cast off its freedom in every time of trouble will soon ty and safety, to shoflr- our enemies abroad and our lan-breakers at home, that the same glorious old common law which our fathers honored and observed, in the midit of suffer ing and calamity, istill moving on with power and majesty, strengthening, protect ing and sustaining ouiypeople, as it ever wid strengthen and sustain those who respct it. The General Assembly, at its last aession, j ing residence among us; our delight in times actuated, no doubt, by the most patriotic mo- of peace and prosperity, and our guide and cast it off forever. Freedom cannot be em braced to-diy and spurned tomorrow: steadfast and constant vrorship can alone se cure us her countless blessings. Her chosen instruments the Constitution and the laws weie made the sure covenant of her everlast tives, passed an act impending the regular sessions f the Supreme and Superior Courts of Law and Equity. This act, considered by many unconstitutionalwas, in my judgment, to say the least of it, TJfiwise in some of its provisions. That some remedy ought to have been provided protect property generally from sacrifice, and particularly the property of our brave soldiers who had left their hemes and business for our defence, (if in deed an enlightened and, patriotic public opin ion had not already guaranteed that protec tion,) no one will question, and to this ex - tent meets my approval But the L-ourts themselves should be opened and the foun tains of justice unsealed. 1 he criminal law especially should be dWigently administered, for it has been wisely 'said that "the com mission of crime is prevented more by the certainty than the severity of its punish ment." Again, persons charged with crime and confined in prison, even if unlawfully convicted, cannot -have their cases reviewed in a cofc of highev. jurisdiction for many ite-eff-montns. thusvioiaiin?a.m !cre4 proyision in our Declaration of 'Rifhts, which' says that every freeman restrained of his liberty is entitled to a remedy to ipquire into the lawfulness thereof, and to remove the same if unlawful, and that such remedy ought not shield in the day ol trouble and calamity. Now, is the time if ever when we should abide strictly by their stern decrees, and walk, uprightly in the narrow path they hare marked out lor our footsttps. We should least of all, forsake the helm and the com pass when the vessel is driven by the tem pest, and 'clouds and darkness obscure the way. . f Deeply impressed as I have been with the imnnrfonno rf V.c r . 1 V- . . T k.irn lAitn luipui idiivc ui lino cuujAi, . ii(c uctu aii iOUS at the same time to avoid any unneces sary conflict wjth the Confederate authori ties. I have, therefore, waited patiently for your assembling, confident that you would take proper steps to maintain the laws and preserve the rights of our people. - It becomes my duty also, to call your at -tention to the subject of officering oar troops in the field some conflict of opinion existing in regard thereto. The right of the State authorities to com mission the officers of the regiments original ly raised for the war, is not doubted. It ia conceded by the Act of Congress of April 16th, 1862, known as the Conscript Liw. But the Confederate authorities claim the right to commission the regiments of twelve months' men, continued in service by this law, and also all regiments whatsoever, raised Jo be denied or delayed." I therefore recom- j since it went into operation. And in both lhK dnt.v at additional Wuc of treasury notes, and a third j present rests on the State Treasurer, and the by gtttin- fiOm the Confederate Government : lw requires him to keep the fund, and evi- tne sum Hut the State, lndeea this sum, when received, ought to be applied forthwith to the extinguishment of the debt of the State, as far as it will go; for it constitutes a part of ti e capital of the State debt, and ought to be .ippiicd, when returned, towards the extinction of that amount of its capital. Upon correct piinciples therefore of financial econoni', the debt ought not to be allowed to grow any larger, if practicable to preveift it. And iftbt payment of the entire amount ofr interest carrot he provided for by taxation, as much at li ..t.s possi hie, ought tobe so raised. ' In regard to ihf sultctof taxation,interesting at all limes, t i d rendered doubly so at this even'fifl crista, I-have but few remarks to Thei e has boeft such a . disturbance I l A L .11111 . L I . I till II I V I J ,r"cnt pel i'd. that itisdiffi- . a Vv' '. jh ouv iu.vu h-.cn maue. in the within v.- , ir if l:e:e .u 1-o.t (Hi 1 .-' . r. i. .l .V.J- -t ' J V La; '. f .iur..:, Jv,:,.Tiui that hiA II. ' v' It'll ;;i d y K'tti L ;: i dances of debt, &c, separate and apart from ' any other funds in his hands." The duty I could much more conveniently and effectual ly be performed by the Board's own officers. ; When the amount of this fund is consideied, (he annual disbursements being double that of the whole State Government two years i ago,) with the further fact that twice a reas onable salary of a Treasurer has been lost annually for want of some competent and proper officer to look after and collect the debts of tbe Board, I feel assured that the adoption of the suggestion would be of ma terial advantage to its interests. 1 beg leave to make ceitam suggestions in regard to militia and to aiding the Confed erate authorities in enforcing their efforts to maintain tne efficiency of our armies. lhe ordinary penalties prescribed br our wUi;:a laws -or the " punishment f offences, dUoo.; ier.ee oi-urcvr;, Lpeed tt ?ica-e v.cit- fre fora-I no'.r crtinJv ma'l. nn ito - - , . . i !:.-;..) :t I m t: ? our s:UZii S'jgre?lle mend that the regular sessions of the Su preme and Superior Courts be restored. I am also convinced that whilst tbe sol dier in the field should have his property protected from seizure under execution, there exists no valid reason why, in the great plen teousnessof money, and the high prices of property, nny man should desire to be excus ed from paying his debts. I think it proba ble, that it might also exert a favorable in fluence on prices, if man were compelled to part with their surplus property to satisfy their creditors In this connection permit me to respect fully recommend that our present circuits be re-arranged, adding at least one additional circuit and another Judge thereof. The ne cessity for this change wil be apparent from the following consideritions : Some of the circuits embrace an extended srrea cf territory with a Urge amount of bu siness. The seventh eircuit comprises eigh teen ounties, others riore than twelve, ard to some, two weeks are allotted. According to existing statutes, the Judges are allowed an annual salary of nineteen hundred and fifty dollars, with the proviso "that in all cases where a circuit of the Superior Courts shall exceed twelve weeks,. the Judges hold ing said Courts at any regular term shall be entitled to a compensation of ninety dollars for the Court of each county exceeding twelve held by them, to be "paid by the public treas urer on the first days qi January and July IT.- ,1-1 . m addition to tneir; salary aioresaid, and each week in which ai Court shall be held, shall be considered a tterm." Special terms of the Superior Courts are also held, and for his service a compensation of ninety dollars is given to be paid by the county in which the Court is held. Upon examination it will be found that the, amounts thus paid for additional and extra Courts exceed the salary ITT . ot a single juagc. i The fourth section cf the 102d chapter of th Revised Codg provides that "every judge shall produce a certificate of the Clerk of each county of his having- "held the Court of the county according to law ; and for everysuch certificate omitted to be produced, there snail oe a deduction irom his salary of one hundred dollars. Portions of certain chcuits are occupied by the enemy, and it is impos- A M 1 .1 t r - sioie tor tne Judges to procure the required certificates. It may be necessary, therefore to modify this provision to have effect only pending the war. " The Hon. Thomas Ruffin, Jr., residing in the fourth judicial circuit, having resigned his place as one of the judges of the Superior Courts of law and equity, my immediate pre decessor, with the advice of the Council of State, tilled said vaeipcy by granting a tem porary exmimisicto t'J the Hon. John Kerr o: Caswell, which wid exph at the 'end of ju:,V pvent session.'. It i., your duly to fill n,i. V;, Jilt v r-c w to provide for filling the vacarTcy. I take great p'evsure in informing you that the educational interests of the country have not been overlooked since the commence ment of my administration. Owirvj; to the great drain upon the Treasury during the first year of. the war, the Literary Botrd deemed it advisable to make only half the um.il semi-annual distribution of the eom- -mon school fund for the fall of 1831, .and none at all for the spring cf 1852. Fealing that this pressure had passed array, and that the matter was one of great importance to oufpeop'e, the Board, at its recent meeting. ordered the usual distribution to be rade. increased by ten thousand dollars from the sum due for the bick distribution, and re ived to add that amount each spring a.u fall, until the whole shall ruve been appro priated. There b5 been soeae disposition manifested to Uke this funl f.r war purpo ses. Should there really exi.-t a feiious de sign on the part cf anv One to do thij. which I hardly think probably I earnestly hope you will promptly defeat it This small sum could add but little to the vast amount required to conduct the war, and its abstrac tion would be an absolute robbery of the poor children of th cate. On the contra ry, it should be yo"r d-ity to carefully pre serve and if pos-iole intense thi fund, make provision fr it.- regular d ri'.r'buiion, and do everything in your powtr to edticate.the ris ing youth of the country. AYhile war ij des olating our cjast ind the tide of revolution ' is flowing all around us, let the young chil dren of the State be still assembled i:i their log houses and primitive academirs, ia the mountain." and on the plains, anil let their first lesson be to read ot our great struggle for citril and religious liberty of the -,,noi-ism and sacrifice of our people, an J the clo- -rious bravery of the:r fathers and brothers upon the bloodstained fields of the South. It is of the very highest im-vntancc tint tho war should not carry away everything useful and civilized in the hnd, and cause our chil dren to grow up in iguorance and crime. No one has been more impressed with the im -portance of this matter than the able and worthy superintendent of common schools, who has labored faithfullly and diligently in behalf of his little charges, and has suf fered no excitement, or misfortune to turn him from the path of duty. To h'.m, in a great measure, is due the keeping alive of the intereats of the people in the well eloing of the schools during these times of trouble! Our time-honored old University, though thinned, as have been our male schools eve rywhere by the patriotism of the boys who have rushed to fill up bur arnves, is-s'ill in full operation, the President and Faculty having bravely re-olved to hold their posi tion as long a they have a squad to muster. The female school of the State are general ly as flourishing as in times of peace. Both of the Asylums in this eity are pros pering undr the present efficient manage ment a greet charity to our people and a credit to the State. Of our internal improvement system, I deem it unnecessary to make any mention. Since my introduction to office, I have re ceived no official reports or information as to the conditon or wants of any of the public works requiring legislative actioi. Should k: .fit:. . t .. wjr luiiig ui uus rucure oe Drought to my attention, I sh:dl lay it before you in a special message. In addition to' the matters herin brought to your attention, there are ssveral of an iin po tant nature about which it is not deemed prudent to speak pub!icly,but which I will take pleasure in explaining, or discussing verbally, with you when desireei Many others 1 have doubtless overlooked for which, as well as for the hasty preparation and disconnected form of this instrument, I beg that my recent inaguration into office, and the mtny heavy drafts upon my time, may be considered aq ap dogy. - In conclusion, gentlemen, allow me to urge npon you the vital importance of bringing lortn an tne powers a.i i resources of the State for the common defence of our country and oar cause. lhe two trreat d.inru if diw to meet will be f.mnd conner.twl wiili nnr cases, they have claimed to commission and appoint all regimental staff officers, even when they conceded to the Executive of the State the appointment of the officers of the line. Again, while appointing and commis sioning field officers, the Secretary of War has declined to appoint the company officers. To remedy, if possible, this confusion and to avoid conflict, I called in person to see the President, who promised to take the opinion of life Attorney General on the subiect at length. I have not yet had the pleasure of . i j seeing that opinion, and now lay the mat j er before you, and recommend you to take , such steps as will preserve the rights and honor of the State. It may well be doubted ii uic omuenng or tne wnoie ot our troops currency and supphes for our annv. Men uura nut ui;iou ejuausiveiy to aiate aumori- enough to protect us inJ drive bacV the. in- ty, as by strict relerenee to the Constitution vader, we can always get, if we cui pronerlv uiey may uc iouuu eo oe in point ot law, ciotne and iced them. L.et us do this and militia. It is mortityinsr to find entire hrit-- nreservo rnr nin.r fr .m !fnrr,irt. on1 oil u O ir v- X r ..i.&vyii 441Vt Mi ades ol JNorth Carolina soldiers in the field commanded by strangers, and, in many ca ses, our own brave and war-worn Colonels are made t give placa to Colonels from dis tant States, who are promoted to the com mand ot Aorth Carolina troops over their he ids to vacant Bniradiershio3. Some of these promotions arc charged to North Caro lina, which enables the authorite tn av that we have hail so manv appointment. when in fact we have not, the appointees n t oe:ng citizens ot our State. This is fast breaking down the pride and pstience of our omcers, many oi wnom are reporting to me their intention to resign, alletrine that the road to honorable promotion is almost clos ed to our citizens. This is not right, and forms a just cause of complaint both in our army and with our peeple at home. We are willing that our soldiers should follow any tjeneral capable of leading them, but we will be well. In our intercourse with the authorises of our young Confederacy, bavins demanded firmly the rihts which ara due our State, let us viel I them no frrudTinn- support, but in all t'nings pertaining w the general weal, sustain and strenthem them wun our whole hearts. And in all our offi cial acts let us reinem'jer, that it is the sjnrit oj tne people which tyrants cannot subdue. On this depeads all. Sj long as they con tinue harmonious, willing, self-scrificing, the united armies of this continent may be 1 15 - -.1 " nurieu against us in vain; wun sucn a coun try and such a people we might set them at defiance. Our heroic soldiers, shiverini? in their rags and plashing with their naked feet through the s lows, have already, cvci tnrougn ipe chromclr-s M our toes, exci t the wondering admire - of tho world, . great" Qpne.rals and Or...-; people beyond. . distant waters of the set shn-l nl.-it ui . contend that as a matter of sheer justice, our astonishment at the feats of f.eemen s'.ru '- nuiuicio mc cuuuuu to receive ineir ,nr nro. cyiiftw nr eiior M r ia r.o r.i.. portion ot the honors won bv their -aHantrv nnt Uv voai ort A',;, ft., iV. t an endurance. I trpnpr.il tmnri eVrr fr tVn .w,rl.l .f ..... I would also recommend that the existing proiuuiuon again1 1 tne distillation ot spirits w u auamuaui -lam ue cununaea aunrn fit war. There is no grain to spare for such p. roses ana an the medical needs of the worthy to presile over these gilhnt and patriotic men. . Many of tbe matters to ivhioh I hive calV ed yur attention, if d-ne at all, require to be done promptly. This is especially the lite SJHpS. A 1 'OH count) t esv-u-. ieav; to vs i ';! htt purpf'Si-. admua siuii be taxtd according to their value, and biy, ti.j.- In tr- :entee f 4iu m tr.e ftrt; to f ! y Ire .Vi' U neril, it has ariswerc.i dis- ls W ancy peniiai At'-! the ie::K.nts e r.t. country and army can be abundantly supplied case m regard to the raising of trcops for? by the liquors made from the fruit crop. 1 State defense, and to laying an embargo up-f Should tven the supply for the army fail it I on tns necessaries of life referred to cannot be doubted that it is much better for Remember listly, that you are laboring tne soldiers to go without sirits than tha.- Ior inc very salvation ot our people. The his wife and child should be without bread. mtter taat our captured cries and dis- 1 als recommend that a law be passed pro- lrlcts liave 1aa to drink, shows us, alas I viding for a rigid punishment of all persona t0 plainly, the mercy we are to expect if who may be convicted of speculating in any I our abolition foes shall overcome us. In the of the necessaries of life, under the false nre- bitterness of their bafflid rage they have icucw vi ueing government agents. . In order to keep-the highways of tbe coun try injbetter condition, they havine since the he.clfice of vuvattd b j piayeel great zeal and efficiency in gatherin -ey General has been rfnr I'-c-jmbeiif, llor. the anuv and accot- !...!..''.. K m Cilice un'.ei tf& eomatcruie feiauTj- ' There are also Sohitors to be elected lor several of the circuit commencement oi the vriir w-en isc-rmittd tn i - get in very l:.id.rrj:tir, I re-omr:itad lhat the Jtcviscil Code be so amepde-1 that t::e age, to be reacht 't to entil'e man to exemp-ion from woikiug n the roa1, ahali.be titty years instead tf forty .avsT as now. . , The term of the lion. George Davis, Con- ieaerate states' Senator trom H. U.. will ex pire before th. next regular session of the even shown a ut- rmmation to re enact the horrors of Saint Domingo and to let loose th hellish p-ssi.n3 of servile insurrection to revel in tbs isolation of our homes.. The psple of iuc hext gentrt:.r.i wiii bless the metaory of tuue who, vy'ueli.er in lhe field or council, helped to rcscuo (heir coun try from thwa horrors. Let us labor to de serve their praUe, and may the lliessing of God attend .our soldiers and our sUtesintn, who are struggling to dfend a noble people and a noble cause. Z. B. VANCE. Lxecutive Department, Noy. 17th, 1662